Key events
Three of our matches kick-off at 7.30pm and these are they:
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Carlisle United v Stoke City
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Leyton Orient v Newport County AFC
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Stockport County v Blackburn Rovers
Also tonight: Rangers (1) v (1) Dynamo Kyiv in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying tie. We’ll keep you updated.
Harry Souttar, on loan from Leicester to Sheffield United, makes his debut tonight, and he should be a decent acquisition. And Blades have plenty on the bench – Chris Wilder one-ups Parkinson by making a full 11 changes.
Incidentally, every game tonight can be seen on your phone … er, if you’ve a Sky sub.
Phil Parkinson, the Wrexham manager, says there’s a bit of needle between the sides, which is lovely to hear. He also talks about what a big game it is, in front of a big crowd, which makes it slightly odd that he’s made so many changes. I get that his main objective is to stay up, but still: it’s a cuptie against a team a division above, so.
It’s all going on at Wrexham.
Teams in our main game
Tonight’s fixtures
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Carlisle United v Stoke City (7.30pm)
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Leyton Orient v Newport County AFC (7.30pm)
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Stockport County v Blackburn Rovers (7.30pm)
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Barrow v Port Vale
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Bolton Wanderers v Mansfield Town
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Bristol City v Coventry City
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Bromley v AFC Wimbledon
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Burton Albion v Blackpool
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Cambridge United v Queens Park Rangers
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Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers
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Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City
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Colchester United v Reading
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Crawley Town v Swindon Town
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Derby County v Chesterfield
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Fleetwood Town v West Bromwich Albion
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Grimsby Town v Bradford City
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Huddersfield Town v Morecambe
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Lincoln City v Harrogate Town
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Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
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Norwich City v Stevenage
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Oxford United v Peterborough United
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Portsmouth v Millwall
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Preston North End v Sunderland
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Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra
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Salford City v Doncaster Rovers
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Shrewsbury Town v Notts County
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Swansea City v Gillingham
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Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley
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Walsall v Exeter City
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Watford v Milton Keynes Dons
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Wigan Athletic v Barnsley
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Sheffield United v Wrexham (kick off 8pm)
Preamble
It seems like it was just last week when the 2023-24 men’s season ended – primarily because it was. In theory, this ought to have left us with roughly 10 painful minutes of no football, but luckily Spain and France saw our pain, forcing their exhausted bodies through extra time such that by the time the Olympic final was finished, the Championship had started; disaster averted.
In that opening fixture, Sheffield United won 2-0 at Preston and our focus tonight will be with on the Blades, who entertain Wrexham, the Hollywood outfit having won their first match in League One at home to Wycombe. But there’s more – lots more.
Bristol City v Coventry looks a decent tussle, likewise Preston v Sunderland, And elsewhere, Bromley, the newest members of the EFL, make their competition debut with a home tie against AFC Wimbledon, while West Brom face a tricky trip to Fleetwood, and its LIVE!
Kick-offs: 7.45pm and 8pm BST
